Edna Earl LyonAge: 83 years1908–1992
- Name
- Edna Earl Lyon
- Given names
- Edna Earl
- Surname
- Lyon
 Birth | October 11, 1908 40 39 |
 Birth of a brother | Forrest Lyon 1908 |
 Census | April 30, 1910 (Age 18 months) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | James Marcus Shemwell July 20, 1916 (Age 7 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 7 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 8 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 9 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | January 13, 1920 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Penelope Frances “Fanny” Coursey August 10, 1922 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 20 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a mother | Alice Malone Shemwell August 19, 1937 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ermine Dewitt Lyon March 30, 1944 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a father | John William Lyon December 28, 1944 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 33 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 41 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a brother | Charles Allen “Charlie” Lyon November 12, 1960 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 37 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
| Death of a brother | Roland Marcus Lyon May 22, 1976 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a sister | Audrey Todd Lyon November 1985 (Age 77 years) |
 Death | February 26, 1992 (Age 83 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John William Lyon Birth: June 25, 1868 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 28, 1944 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Alice Malone Shemwell Birth: September 15, 1869 27 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 19, 1937 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 10, 1892 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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13 months elder sister |
Ermine Dewitt Lyon Birth: February 2, 1893 24 23 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 30, 1944 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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23 months elder sister |
Ruth Lyon Birth: January 14, 1895 26 25 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 14, 1895 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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19 months elder brother |
Charles Allen “Charlie” Lyon Birth: July 31, 1896 28 26 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: November 12, 1960 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Roland Marcus Lyon Birth: February 8, 1899 30 29 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 22, 1976 — Miami-Dade, Florida, United States |
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6 years elder sister |
Audrey Todd Lyon Birth: November 17, 1904 36 35 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: November 1985 |
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13 months elder sister |
Mamie Lyon Birth: 1905 36 35 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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4 years herself |
Edna Earl Lyon Birth: October 11, 1908 40 39 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 26, 1992 |
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3 months brother |
Forrest Lyon Birth: 1908 39 38 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
Edna Earl Lyon has 9 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (9)
Parents Samuel Anderson Shemwell + Lillie Elizabeth Flood
Parents Robert L DeBerry + Mittie Sue Earl Shemwell
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - John William Lyon - Household
Gordonsville, Logan, Kentucky
Alice is LC, Ermine is Ermina and a Farm hand, Charlie is a daughter and a House Girl - some of kids ages are way off?. -b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - John William Lyon - Household
Gordonsville, Logan, Kentucky
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